Gita Dusk Geetruida

Adolf's Advice

Yusuf was grateful, although from the class of the colonizers who are famous as a very cruel oppressor but his father-in-law is one who should be excluded, even arguably this almost middle-aged man is very Indonesian at all. Joseph to gawking saw papi in-laws who greedily ate rice with mangut catfish side dishes and taro leaf buntil.

"Hey Suf, why just watch me eat? What's happening here doesn't suit your taste, hm?" reproof Adolf.

"Ah, ti-no, pi. Everything's delicious. I just did not think that papi ate rice and wanted to eat coconut milk, I thought papi ate bread and meat, so," said Yusuf cengengesan.

Adolf took a sip of water to clean his mouth before replying to Joseph, "Oalah Suf ... Suf, well this is also a message for you guys yes Clay, Aya, Gerry, someday maybe you leave this place either because of work or marriage, will want to wherever you are, will be, remember to try to accept and adapt to a new place. Respect the local customs, do not bring your habits in the old place especially if it is something contrary and can be bad for yourself."

"That, there is the worship you know, 'where the earth in the field, there the sky in the arbor'" said Sekar.

"Well, exactly what my mom said included, why finally reached a soul mate, papi instead chose the natives," said Adolf while looking friendly at his wife.

With a blushing face, Sekar greeted her husband; "Why is that the way, pi? My point is, from your principle it's the result that you remain respected by your people also respected voluntarily by the natives, and loved by me so much I know, pi."

"Ah, haha. Could be my wife. But right, that's right what my mom said just now. Uhm ... Clay, when you were in this house, you were served as a lady, weren't you?" throw Adolf to his daughter.

"I-iya, pi," Clay answered, guessing the direction of his papyri.

"Well, when you've been living with your husband, you wish you were served as a lady too?"

"Ah yes not pi, Clay wife is Clay who serves the husband, well even though still in the learning stage," said Clay timidly.

"Well, that's what you mean. Let alone each region, each house has a different rule, even .. this tingling taste, once aja papi tau which makes mami and which mbok Jum make," adolf continued.

"Hm, so who's this bunny, pi?" ask Clay.

"Mommy, even if the recipe is the same, your mamm's cooking is still the best" Adolf praised as he glanced at Sekar.

"Already, already. This is true of all mommy's cooking, so what's the point you want to say, pi? Look at our rice getting cold just because you heard you talk from earlier" Sekar protested.

"Oh, goshaha .. sorry, I'm sorry papi, kids. Come on, please continue eating, well not yet so opa has started to forget gini," said Adolf while chuckling. The family dissolved in silence filling their respective middle villages.

"This is actually a papi deliberately invite you to eat together because you want to show off, the new harvest of catfish and this, also this coconut milk broth is the result of a garden planted with its own papi," explained Sekar after they enjoyed lunch. Adolf's family had a habit of chatting for a while in the dining room after eating.

"Lho, so papi petihara himself catfish?" ask Yusuf.

"Oooh that, but ..." Joseph hung his words as though he was in disbelief.

"Why? Companies can't farm and farm, can they?" Adolf asked back.

"Ah .. no, I just don't think that papi ..."

"Reg, Suf. Papi knows how to suffer this nation due to the greed of our nation. You know for yourself, there are many lives lost in vain due to oppression and non-humanitarian actions, which papi do is still not much."

"But ... what papi is not afraid in the same suspension ehm... papi superior?" joseph was interested.

"It should not be, because this is already outside the context of the main goal of the papi to Indonesia, Suf. Initially the Dutch target to Indonesia was to find spices to fill the cash vacuum there as well as seek the greatest profit for the cost of the war against Spain, Spain, but the more here our people even become the ruler of almost all the islands in Indonesia. Honestly, papi is ashamed to see papi people who are arrogant with the natives when we are making a profit, just look how many successful indigenous people try on their own feet?"

"Ehm ... very little, you could even say there is nothing or maybe I do not know" Joseph replied carefully.

"True, even those who succeed still have to be under pressure on our side because it is conditioned like that. Suf, even though not all arrogant Dutch people are rich and respected in Holland there. For example, I, your papi is just a farmer's son, living in all limitations so papi knows what it's like to be a hard man, so papi is determined to enter the army to change his fate, but papi's parents are against it, so until now papi broke contact with the papi family. Fate does change better, but the fall is not a blessing, not a benefit to others."

"Ah, can't be, pi. Blessing problem or not, useful or not it is a business that above is regular, pi. Our task is only to intend and carry out, the matter of trust is the same as the Most Regulating," said Yusuf.

"Well, that's why, Suf. Papi is grateful to live in Magelang, comfortable. Plus the atmosphere, weather and soil conditions are suitable. So papi easily develops a hobby that produces, Suf. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. If possible, papi wants to be Indonesian without the frills of the Dutch military. I think it's really good, early in the morning it's already done."

"What's the matter, pi?" Clay was curious, as if something was going through his father's mind.

Adolf wavered and diverted the conversation, "Yes, because we do not know what will happen tomorrow, especially the indigenous people are also increasingly aggressively seeking their rights and independence. Uh ... By the way from earlier papi notice, your face looks very happy, Suf .. effect newly married, delicious cuisine in your father-in-law or any other happy news?" adolf's tease on his son-in-law.

"Husss .. papi, the rickshaw is about dong, there are Aya and Gerry nih," protested Sekar while giving a special code to her husband.

"Well, that's my usual question, Mi. Yes, it is Suf ... Clay?" Adolf asked for a defense.

"Hehe .. papi is great. As if I could read my head" said Yusuf still with a big smile. His life is more complete after marrying Clay, his birth and inner needs are fulfilled perfectly, so how can he hide his happiness?

"It looks like your unifying effect, makes us follow one way, Suf .. say, when you don't want to share with us?"

"Well, just like papi's guess, all right. Only third point is .. This is what I wanted to tell Clay back when I was in the hospital but I'm postponing, let everyone hear the good news."